Androsace brevis explained

Androsace brevis is an alpine plant in the family Primulaceae, a narrow endemic cushion plant that grows above 2000 m asl on rocky ridges and peaks in a restricted area in the Alps of Northern Italy (Lombardy) and adjacent Switzerland.[1] Following IUCN criteria, its conservation status is Vulnerable (VU).[2] The flowering period is very short, typically lasting about 2 weeks between the end of May and the beginning of June, immediately after snowmelt, when snow still occurs in the vicinity.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Bonelli. Marco. Melotto. Andrea. Minici. Alessio. Eustacchio. Elena. Gianfranceschi. Luca. Gobbi. Mauro. Casartelli. Morena. Caccianiga. Marco. December 2020. Manual Sampling and Video Observations: An Integrated Approach to Studying Flower-Visiting Arthropods in High-Mountain Environments. Insects. en. 11. 12. 881. 10.3390/insects11120881. 33322607. 7764373. free.
  2. Mangili. Federico. Tampucci. Duccio. Caccianiga. Marco. 2014. Schede per una Lista Rossa della Flora vascolare e crittogamica Italiana: Androsace brevis (Hegetschw.). Informatore Botanico Italiano. 46. 97–100.
  3. Bonelli. Marco. Eustacchio. Elena. Avesani. Daniele. Michelsen. Verner. Falaschi. Mattia. Caccianiga. Marco. Gobbi. Mauro. Casartelli. Morena. 2022. The Early Season Community of Flower-Visiting Arthropods in a High-Altitude Alpine Environment . Insects. 13. 4. 393. 10.3390/insects13040393. 35447835. free. 2434/923810. free.

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